Bodegas y Viñedos Vega Sicilia

Alion Ribera del Duero Tinto Fino

9.21198 ratings
9.2159 pro ratings
Ribera del Duero, Castilla y León, Spain
Tinto Fino
Top Notes For
Adam Kincaid

I get a lot of Bordeaux vibes from this tinto. Medium bodied, medium acids. Cherry, cassis and balsamic. It’s more restrained than I was expecting it to be, but still packs a complex punch when brooded upon.

I get a lot of Bordeaux vibes from this tinto. Medium bodied, medium acids. Cherry, cassis and balsamic. It’s more restrained than I was expecting it to be, but still packs a complex punch when brooded upon.

Apr 28th, 2022
Sipping Fine Wine

100% Tempranillo, about 12 mos in mostly new French oak. Deep Ruby, aromas of dark fruits, spice, floral and earthy oak. On the palate flavors of fresh blackberry & currants with tobacco, licorice and gentle bits of cedar. Tannins, are tight supporting the backbone of the wine, needs more bottle age, resist opening now. Well balance with acidity, full body, long finish ends with some fruit, spice, and earthy character. Nice!

100% Tempranillo, about 12 mos in mostly new French oak. Deep Ruby, aromas of dark fruits, spice, floral and earthy oak. On the palate flavors of fresh blackberry & currants with tobacco, licorice and gentle bits of cedar. Tannins, are tight supporting the backbone of the wine, needs more bottle age, resist opening now. Well balance with acidity, full body, long finish ends with some fruit, spice, and earthy character. Nice!

Jun 23rd, 2021
Peter van den Besselaar

Vintage 2001 | à Point!

Vintage 2001 | à Point!

Sep 18th, 2020
Sipping Fine Wine

1991 inaugural vintage by famous Vega Sicilia estate. Tried the ‘13 a few times and it doesn’t disappoint. Ruby with an array of aromas, dark fruits, spice, floral and some oak. The palate shows strawberry, blackberry & plum flavors with hints of espresso and licorice surrounded with gentle oak. Tannins are firm and support the backbone of this tremendous wine. Well balance with acidity, full body, lingering finish ends with some fruit, oak, spice, and mineral character. Will benefit from more time!

1991 inaugural vintage by famous Vega Sicilia estate. Tried the ‘13 a few times and it doesn’t disappoint. Ruby with an array of aromas, dark fruits, spice, floral and some oak. The palate shows strawberry, blackberry & plum flavors with hints of espresso and licorice surrounded with gentle oak. Tannins are firm and support the backbone of this tremendous wine. Well balance with acidity, full body, lingering finish ends with some fruit, oak, spice, and mineral character. Will benefit from more time!

Jul 24th, 2020
Sipping Fine Wine

Launched with the 1991 vintage by famous Vega Sicilia estate. The last vintage I tried was the ‘13 & ‘08 before that. 100% Tempranillo, about 14 months in new French oak. Deep Ruby with aromas of dark fruits, spice, floral and earthy oak. Palate shows big ripe blackberry & plum flavors with hints of tobacco & licorice wrapped with oak. Tannins, a bit biting, support the backbone of the wine, needs more bottle age. Well balance with acidity, full body, lingering finish ends with some fruit, oak, spice, and earthy character. Nice!

Launched with the 1991 vintage by famous Vega Sicilia estate. The last vintage I tried was the ‘13 & ‘08 before that. 100% Tempranillo, about 14 months in new French oak. Deep Ruby with aromas of dark fruits, spice, floral and earthy oak. Palate shows big ripe blackberry & plum flavors with hints of tobacco & licorice wrapped with oak. Tannins, a bit biting, support the backbone of the wine, needs more bottle age. Well balance with acidity, full body, lingering finish ends with some fruit, oak, spice, and earthy character. Nice!

Dec 15th, 2019
Sipping Fine Wine

Alion was launched with the 1991 vintage by the famous Vega Sicilia estate. The last vintage I tried was the ‘08. Beautiful Ruby with an array aromas of dark fruits, spice, floral and some oak. The palate shows strawberry, blackberry & plum flavors with hints of espresso and licorice surrounded with gentle oak. Tannins are a bit strong but needed to support the backbone of this tremendous wine. Well balance with acidity, full body, lingering finish ends with some fruit, oak, spice, and mineral character. Needs 10 years!

Alion was launched with the 1991 vintage by the famous Vega Sicilia estate. The last vintage I tried was the ‘08. Beautiful Ruby with an array aromas of dark fruits, spice, floral and some oak. The palate shows strawberry, blackberry & plum flavors with hints of espresso and licorice surrounded with gentle oak. Tannins are a bit strong but needed to support the backbone of this tremendous wine. Well balance with acidity, full body, lingering finish ends with some fruit, oak, spice, and mineral character. Needs 10 years!

Dec 2nd, 2018
Bob McDonald

Oak prominent initially on bouquet. Later it shows more on nose than palate. A rich medium to full bodied palate - one of the richest 100% Temperanillos I have had. (Known as Tinto Fino in Ribeira del Duero). Good core of fruit and oak even at 10 years but I would argue the oak masks the characters of the Temperanillo grape to an extent but certainly makes an attractive Red aimed at Western palates. Alion is one of the rising stars of the Ribeira following the success of Vega Sicilia. Fine grained if not firmish tannins but softening at this age. Never seen this in Australia. I bought this in New York in 2013. One of the 1001 Wines.

Oak prominent initially on bouquet. Later it shows more on nose than palate. A rich medium to full bodied palate - one of the richest 100% Temperanillos I have had. (Known as Tinto Fino in Ribeira del Duero). Good core of fruit and oak even at 10 years but I would argue the oak masks the characters of the Temperanillo grape to an extent but certainly makes an attractive Red aimed at Western palates. Alion is one of the rising stars of the Ribeira following the success of Vega Sicilia. Fine grained if not firmish tannins but softening at this age. Never seen this in Australia. I bought this in New York in 2013. One of the 1001 Wines.

Feb 16th, 2018
Saida Santana Margalef

2013 Vintage

2013 Vintage

Sep 9th, 2017
Scott Taddeo

Such class on display here. Dark fruited, perfectly ripe and laced with high quality oak. You could suggest the oak presence is obvious but the fruit is going toe to toe. So composed, so lengthy, so good.

Such class on display here. Dark fruited, perfectly ripe and laced with high quality oak. You could suggest the oak presence is obvious but the fruit is going toe to toe. So composed, so lengthy, so good.

Jul 31st, 2017
Tom Kobylarz

Spanish wine royalty of the secondary kind.
The color is deep ruby and youthful for 11 years age. The nose is complex showing maturity with muddled plums and blackberry, with mint and roast beef, oak is there but well integrated. The palate is med acidity, med+ body with fine and dusty med+ tannin. Long and classic finish. 🇪🇸
#alion
#vegasicilia #riberadelduero

Spanish wine royalty of the secondary kind.
The color is deep ruby and youthful for 11 years age. The nose is complex showing maturity with muddled plums and blackberry, with mint and roast beef, oak is there but well integrated. The palate is med acidity, med+ body with fine and dusty med+ tannin. Long and classic finish. 🇪🇸
#alion
#vegasicilia #riberadelduero

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